MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	82.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A72
Motherboard	MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170407
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '21 at 21:21
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$60 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 71.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 211 71% 129 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 392 53% 397 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.6% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 109 Parallax 101 84% 104 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 101 Splatting 97.8 80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 397 252 149 139 139 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 406 Write 293 Mixed 366 SusWrite 230 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 28.1 121% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 302 220% 283 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 95%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 924GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 406 439 439 400 407 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 437 Mixed 358 SusWrite 400 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 44.8 157% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 256 215% 313 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 859B BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 19.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 98.9 40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 94%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI B250 PC MATE (MS-7A72) - $95

CPU
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	368x
Core i5-7400Intel $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	255x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	278x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	177x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	52x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	36x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16